Carpet-fastener



w. J. JANISCH.

CARPET PASTE-NER- No. 477,370. Patented June 21, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

\VENZEL J. JANISOH, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

CARPET-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,370, dated June 21,1892. Application filed July 10, 1891- Serial No. 399,093- (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WENZEL J. J ANISCH, a sub ect of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary,

residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe.

and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Carpet-Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in carpet-fasteners; and the objectof the invention is to provide means for securing carpets in placewithout the use of the tacks or small nails heretofore generallyemployed for this purpose.

A further object of the improvement is, while doing away with the tacks,to greatly facilitate the work both of putting down and taking upcarpets, the carpet being at the same time held securely and eiticientlyin place when laid.

My improved device not only possesses the quality of utility in a highdegree, but may be made ornamental in a degree to suit the taste of themost fastidious.

The device consists of an open-ended spiral tube suitably secured inplace and provided with fasteners consisting of plates provided withbrads to engage the carpet and terminating at the rear in spiralprojections adapted to engage the spiral of the tube, with which theyinterlock and upon which they are adjustable both longitudinally andvertically. The side of the hinged fastening arm or plate opposite theteeth or hooks "may be embellished by the use of artistic designs,according to the degree of ornamentation desired, there beingpractically no limit to the variety of designs that may beadvantageously employed when embellishment is a desideratum.

The device will be fully understood from the description hereinaftergiven in connection with the drawings forming a part of thisspecification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side View of one of my improved fasteningdevices in place and engaging the carpet. Fig. 2 is a top view of thesame separated from its attachments. Fig. 3 is a front view of severalof the fasteners in place. forms of the fastener.

In the views, similar reference characters indicating correspondingparts of the mechanism, let the numeral designate the baseboard of aroom, 12 the floor, and 15 the ordinary quarter-round corner moldingengaging the base and floor. Secured to the floor in any suitablemanner, as by means of countersunk screws 22, is a small base-plate 20,provided with an upright flange or projection 25, to whichis hinged asuitable disk or plate 30, of a plano-convex shape, as shown in thedrawings, but which may be of any suitable shape consistent with theperformance of its function. The under surface of this hinged part, orthe fastener proper, is provided with hooks, teeth, or projections 35,adapted to pierce the carpet 40, as shown in Fig. 1.

In Fig.4 a style of molding 45 is shown, presenting a flat outersurface, to which is secured by means of a-screw 46 a plate 47, to whichis hinged the disk or plate 30, provided with the teeth, brads, or hooks35. In this view the base-plate is dispensed with, since the moldingpermits the proper securement of the device directly thereto.

In Fig. 5 the device takes the place of molding, since a plate 50 issecured to the base and terminates in a spiral-shaped downwardprojection 55, open at the ends and adapted to receive similarly-shapedparts 60, made fast to the disk-plates 30. The plate 50, with its spiralattachment, may be of any desired length, while the spiral-shapedportion of the fastening devices may be slipped thereon at pleasure andmade to interlock therewith.

From the foregoing description the use of the device will be readilyunderstood. The fastenings are first placed in position, the carpetlocated, and the hinged fasteners pressed to engagement therewith or sothat the hooks or teeth may pass through the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is The combination, ina carpet-fastener, of an open ended spiral tube suitably secured inFigs. 4 and 5 are modified ICO place and fasteners consisting of platespro- In testimony whereof I affix my signat'urein vided with brads infront to engage the carpresence of two witnesses. pet and terminating atthe rear in spiral projections adapted to engage the spiral of the I IWVENZEL J. JANISCH. 5 tube,withwliicli theyinterloek and upon which\Vitnesses:

they are adjustable both longitudinally and NVM. MCOONNELL,

vertically, substantially as described.- NELSON BOWEN.

